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Februay 1 Speakers: Steve Moyer and Jim Wilson

posted by George Paine
on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 10:14

February’s main speaker will be Steve Moyer, TU’s Vice President of Government Affairs. Steve serves as TU’s senior advocate on Capitol Hill and with the federal agencies. He will talk about his department’s work and whether TU’s conservation efforts are being threatened by the current administrations environmental policies and what NVATU can do to support his efforts on the Hill.
Steve works with TU’s local chapters and state councils to help them with their state and local advocacy efforts and develops and implements TU grassroots advocacy campaigns. He has worked for TU for 25 years. Prior to joining TU, Steve led advocacy efforts at the National Wildlife Federation on behalf of fisheries, and wetlands, and related appropriations legislation. He holds a B.S. in Wildlife Management from the University of Maine and an M.S in Fisheries from Virginia Tech. He lives in Reston.

In addition, Jim Wilson, will give a brief review on what is happening with the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan. Jim is an environmental consultant with experience in air pollution and climate change.